Typhoon Co-may was upgraded from a tropical storm on Wednesday night as it strengthened over the South China Sea, northwest of Manila. With sustained winds just over 80 miles per hour, it is roughly equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Atlantic scale.

States along the Gulf Coast could see heavy rainfall from a low-pressure system currently off the northeastern Florida coast.

By the afternoon hours, we will see a sea breeze frontal boundary bring coastal showers and storms inland. Expect isolated downpours and storms to begin flaring up throughout the Houston area. Expect reduced visibility on roadways and brief periods of heavy rain.

Francisco was a tropical storm in the East China Sea early Friday Taiwan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The storm formed in the Western Pacific Ocean at around 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Administration, Taiwan’s meteorological research and forecasting institution.

The disturbance in the Atlantic east of the Caribbean is moving west to northwestward, but forecasters expected it to weaken in the coming days.

According the the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Flossie could strengthen into a hurricane as early as Monday.

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Chantal has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone and the flash flood threat from the storm has wanted, according to the National Hurricane Center.